Combination hair drier and comb.



Patented June 3, |902.

No.-70l,673.

c. E. BRADSHAW. COMBINATION HAIR DRIER AND 00MB.

' (Application 1115a 0e54, 1901.:

(No Model.)

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, UNITED STATES PATENT QFF CE.

CHARLES E. BRADSHAW, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMB lNATlON HAIR DRIER AND COMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701 ,67 3, dated June3, 1902.

Application filed October 4, 1901. Serial No. 77,613. (No model.)

. fication.

This invention relates to toilet articles for combing and drying thehair, and has for its object the production of a device of thischaracter which is simple in construction and convenient and efiectivein operation. Thisobject I attain by the structure shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a longitudinal sectionthrough the center of my new comb and hairdrier. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same, showing the preferred arrangement of the combteeth. Fig. 3is a perspective view of a form of key by means of which the heatingdevice may be safely and conveniently handled; and Fig. 4 shows theheating device resting on the globe for a gas-light,' where it is beingheated by means of the gas-jet.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views of the drawings.

Heretofore it has been a very difficult matter for a woman to thoroughlydry her hair after washing the same, and as a consequence the hair isoften permitted to go only partially dried, which generally results in asevere cold. It is the object of my invention to enable a woman with theheaviest head of hair to not only quickly dry the same, bu't tothoroughly comb and crimp it while it is drying.

In the drawings forming part of. this application, 1 designates a hollowmetallic main body, which I shall call the shell, to which is suitablysecured a handle 2, the outside por-- the lower part only of the shellin order that the upper part may be turned backwardly therefrom to giveaccess to the interior of the shell. To hold the upper part closed, itis tacts with the handle, and mounted for rotation upon the handle nextthe body or shell 1 is a ferrule or thimble 8, which has a notch 9 ofsubstantially the same shape and size as the lug 6, through which thesaid lug is adapted to passwhen the upper part 4 is being closed. Afterthis part is closed it is secured in this position by simply turning theferrule 8 to bring its notch out of register with the lug. Projectingfrom the shell about its central portion, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, aremetallic comb-teeth 10, which are preferably arranged in rows, of whichthree are shown in the drawings. While any number of teeth may beemployed, I have found three rows to be sufficient, and I thereforeprefer to use that numher. In fact, for drying the hair it is notnecessary that any teeth at all be provided. The device is heated,preferably, by placing a hot bodygor substance within the interior ofthe shell 1, which will receive its heat from the saidbody. Any suitablematerial maybe used for this purpose, and I do not desire to limitmyinvention to the use of any particular substance. I havefound,however,

that soapstone gives excellent results. In Fig. 1 I have shown a body at11, which is mounted within the shell 1, and this body also appears inFig. 4', where it is shown arranged over a gas-jet for heating. In orderthat it may be held centrally within the shell and may also be supportedby the globe 12 for the gas -'jet 13, Iprovide it withdiametricallyprojecting pins 14. The lower part 3 of the shell has at apoint in front of the hinge 5 a lug 15, in which is formed a socket forthe reception of the end of one ofthe pins 14, while a notch is made atthe base of the handle for the reception of the end of the other pin,the location of the socket and the notch being such that the body 11 iscentrally supported within the shell 1. To prevent the body 11 fromturning within the shell, I prefer to flatten the end of the pin whichenters the notch in the handle, as indicated atFig. 4.

As will be understood, it wouldbe difficult to handle the body'llbecause of its heat if some means were not providediwhereby one couldplace it in position over the heating device and also in the shellwithout touching it with the hand. For this purpose I use a key orhandle 16, in the end of which is formed a socket 17 to fit theflattened end of the pin 14. By simply placing this key over the end ofthe pin the body 11 may be moved about as desired.

In order to provide a tight joint between the lower and upper parts ofthe shell, I form a projecting flange 18 on one of said parts, overwhich the rim of the opposite part is adapted to fit closely.

While I have shown and described means for heating the shell fromwithin, it may be heated by placing it directly over the gas-jet or byapplying heat to it externally in any other manner.

As has been stated, it is not necessary for drying the hair that theshell have any teeth at all, although the teeth, being hot themselves,will hasten the drying. Moreover, I have discovered that if the hair isdried while it is zigzagged among the teeth of the comb it will becrimped and will take on the light and flufiy appearance which is nowsecured by means of curling-irons, &c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toseen re by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device for drying the hair, a hollow metallic shell, a solidbody within the shell for heating the same, said body being smaller thanthe hollow of the shell, pins secured to said body for centrallysupporting it within the shell, and a handle secured to the shell,

and for insertion within the hollow of the shell, pins projecting fromsaid body by means of which it is supported within the shell, and ahandle of relatively non-conducting material secured to one of the partsof the shell.

4. In a device of thefcharacter described, a hollow metallic shellcomposed of two parts hinged together, a body adapted for being heatedand for insertion within the hollow of the shell, pins projecting fromsaid body by means of which it is supported within the shell, aplurality of rows of comb-teeth projecting from the parts of the shell,and a handle secured to the shell, for the purpose specified.

5. In a device of the character described, a hollow metallic shellcomposed of two parts hinged together, comb-teeth projecting from theshell, a handle of relatively non'conducting material secured to onepart, a ferrule rotatably mounted on the handle adjacent the shell, saidferrule having a notch, a lug on the hinged part of the shell adapted toenter the notch, for the purpose specified,and means for heating theshell.

6. In a device of the character described, a hollow metallic shellcomposed of two parts hinged together, a handle of relativelynonconducting material secured to one part, a ferrule rotataby mountedon the handle adjacent the shell, said ferrule having a notch, a lug onthe hinged part of the shell adapted to enter the notch, for the purposespecified, comb-teeth projecting from the parts of the shell, a bodyadapted for-being heated and for insertion within the hollow of theshell,

and pins projecting from said body by means CHARLES E. BRADSHAW.

Witnesses:

F. D. SMITH, H. A. AUER.

